dinsdag 14 mei 2013

My first mixed media portrait, be gentle please.....

Ok ladies, this is my first mixed media portrait. I've been doing this online course for drawing/painting portraits, and this is my first attempt, so please be kind.... I've used several colouring media and I will attempt to describe the process. I started out with sketching the face. The eyes, nose and mouth are stamps that come with the online course. Then I painted the pace with acrylic paints. The hardest part is to get them to blend, quite hard with acrylics. The shading in the face was made with a violet watersoluable wax pastel. The mouth and eyes were coloured in with Derwent pencils and blended with Sansodor (low odour solvent).
Then I coloured in the hair; I used three brown tones of acrylic paint, and in order to get something of a hair structure, I used a dry brushing technique where you take almost all the paint off the brush.
The background colours where made with Creative Inspirations paints in the colours Amethyst,  Plum and Turqoise. These paints are waterbased and have a lovely shimmer which unfortunately doesn't really show up that well on the pictures. The butterflies are Tim Holtz stamps stamped with Royal Purple Stazon.
I mixed up some texture paste with the Turqoise Creative Inspirations paint and used a 6 x 6 Crafters Workshop template named Mini Damask to add some texture.
I added a sentiment that I really felt was fitting for this lady, I thought she looked pretty happy with herself LOL!
And this is the endresult. Hope you like it, I wasn't entirely happy with the placement of the eyes; I will probably place them a little closer to the nose next time. I have another sketch ready for colouring and will try soft pastels on that one.
Challenges:
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/05/challenge-may-14-20.html
http://melonheadzfriends.blogspot.nl/2013/05/sparkle-and-shine-challenge.html
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-5-anything-goes.html
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.nl/2013/05/mim-140-with-little-miss-muffet-stamps.html
http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.ca/2013/05/anything-but-card-challenges-challenge.html
http://www.fashionablestampingchallenges.com/?p=6209
http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.nl/2013/05/challenge-9.html
http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/05/free-choice-challenge.html
http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2013/05/challenge-79.html
http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.nl/2013/05/anything-goes.html
http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/anything-goes.html
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/05/anything-goes.html
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/05/simon-says-things-with-wings.html
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.nl/2013/05/new-monthly-challenge-59-whimsy-stamps.html

31 opmerkingen:

  1. hallo Frea,
    ontzettend leuk getekend. echt waar!!
    misschien ken je haar al maar zij maakt ongeveer dezelfde gezichten....
    dit is de link: http://marjascreativity.blogspot.nl/

    als ik dit zo zie....jeuken mijn handen ook om te gaan tekenen.....oef!
    mooie ogen, en prachtig ingekleurd! schaduw bij de neus...heel mooi gemaakt. knap gedaan voor de eerste keer.
    ga zo door!!
    groetjes

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  2. Wow, really beautiful! I wish all my "first attempts" were so successful! Thanks for joining us at Divas by Design this week.

    Hugs,

    Mirella

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  3. Hi Frea, allereerst bedankt voor je bezoek aan mijn blog en je lieve reaktie. Wat gaaf je eerste portret, ik weet wat je voelt. Ook ik ben nog steeds zoekende naar mijn eigen stijl. Anderen zeggen dat ze die al herkennen, maar zelf ben ik daar nog best blind voor. Het gezicht is erg mooi, leuk de kleurschakering in haar haar. Gewoon bere goed. Ook je andere journals. Blijf je natuurlujk volgen.
    groetjes Marja

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  4. This is gorgeous... what a beautiful portrait!! Popped over from MIM.
    Tammy x

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  5. Hi Frea, I really wish my first attempts at anything were as gorgeous as this to, you did a beautiful job :)xo

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  6. If this is a first attempt I can't wait to see what comes next.

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  7. Thank you so much for taking part in this months challenge 'Anything Goes' with your lovely creations.
    Sadly, I am afraid this gorgeous creation is not valid for the challenge because you have entered three times from your other blog. We do state in the rules that you can only enter up to three times. We all hope to see you again with the June challenge. Lots of love from Laura xxxx

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  8. Als dit je eerste is dan gaat dat heel veel beloven voor de rest. Dat heb je heel goed.
    Liefs, Melanie

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  9. Dat heb je knap gedaan zeg! Zo goed kan ik niet tekenen :-)
    Ziet er heel erg mooi uit!

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  10. Fabulous journal cover ..Good job with first try .Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday .

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  11. Lovely journal cover - thank you for entering your beautiful creation in Melonheadz this week - be sure to come back for our next challenge -enjoy your week! Gail DT

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  12. Gosh! if this is your first attempt then you are going to be AMAZING at this Frea!!!! This is just gorgeous! xxx

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  13. A lovely portrait and very well done - especially for a first-timer!
    Thank you for playing along with us at OurCreativeCorner!

    Claudia x

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  14. What a fabulous first go! I actually like the wide eyed wonder of your beautiful lady. Thank you for joining in at Anything But A Card this challenge.

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  15. Wow! Color me impressed! Your project is fabulous! Love the background! Love your image & coloring, too! Wonderful mixed media! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at TTCRD! :^)
    Hugs, Penny

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  16. hey this is fab ! great first time and you are on a creative up hill now ! keep up the good work!

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  17. Hi Frea...what an awesome first attempt!!! There is lots to love about this piece, a wonderful creation...
    Thankyou for joining in the fun at Fashionable Stamping Challenges this fortnight.
    Dot x

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  18. Wat knap gedaan Frea, zeker voor de 1e keer...prachtige achtergrond...daar kan ik nog wat van leren!
    Bedankt voor het meedoen bij Melonheadz Friends.
    xxx Margreet

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  19. Knap hoor dat je dat kunt, en ik vind vooral de schaduw in het gezicht erg mooi gedaan, heel natuurlijk.

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  20. Hi Frea, What a fabulous project, you have created a wonderful background for this portrait
    Thanks for joining us at FSC
    Avril

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  21. Wow, love your mixed media portrait! Acrylics can be a bit naughty at times can't they? I think you've done a fabulous job here though.
    Thanks so much for joining us this time at Anything But A Card.
    Juliax

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  22. Such an amazing face for a first portrait. They are so difficult to get right! Well done.

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  23. WOW Frea, what a stunning portrait! Thanks for joining us at Our Creative Corner this time, hugs Jenny x

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  24. I would never have thought this was your very first attempt! This is wonderful! I love the colors and the statement! I struggle with blending colors and would not have done nearly as well! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Anything But a Card!

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  25. Wat een prachtig mixed media portret !! Toevallig heb ik zelf net mijn allereerste mixed media canvas gemaakt .... zie mijn blog. Bedankt voor het meedoen bij NMWC. Groetjes van Christa.

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  26. LOVE it. This is stunning. You did a great job. Thanks for playing along at ABAC.

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  27. Great piece.

    Thanks for playing along at No Matter Which Challenge last month (sorry I'm late getting around!)

    Happy Crafting
    Sam

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  28. Great job. Your course has paid off .. your image is beautiful. Thank you for sharing and entering your card in the Whimsy challenge anything goes.

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